EPOD Featured in Government Inquiry Report on North Island Severe Weather Events At FIRST72, our mission is to create resilient communities equipped to handle emergencies with confidence and efficiency. We…
Strengthening Connections at the 2024 Northland Emergency Management Forum At FIRST72, our commitment to building resilient communities extends beyond delivering vital resources; it includes engaging with and learning from those…
EPOD Deployed In Tinui: A New Chapter After Cyclone Gabrielle We are proud to announce a significant milestone for the small rural community of Tinui, near Castlepoint, which faced catastrophic…
Strengthening Community Resilience: FIRST72’s Partnership with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu At FIRST72, we are dedicated to fostering resilient communities capable of handling emergencies with confidence and efficiency. Recently, we…
EPOD Featured on Te Karere TVNZ: Strengthening Iwi Emergency Preparedness and Resilience We’re excited to share that EPOD, designed to enhance emergency preparedness and resilience, was recently featured in a…
We are proud to share that our EPODs were utilised by the Wairoa community in Hawke’s Bay-Tairāwhiti during Cyclone Gabrielle.
In November 2022, a magnitude-5.7 quake rumbled under Lake Taupō in the North Island of New Zealand. The supervolcano Taupō lies underneath the lake’s disarmingly tranquil surface; its caldera forms…
As flooding becomes more frequent and the threat looms of the Alpine Fault rupturing, 24 marae in the South Island are getting prepared.
Be Prepared: 5 Steps to Ready Your Whānau for Emergencies At FIRST72, we believe that preparedness is the key to resilience. Emergencies and disasters can strike without warning, but being…
New Zealand is prone to earthquakes due to its location on the boundary of the Pacific and Australian tectonic plates. This tectonic setting makes it one of the most seismically…
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